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Muscle Activation and AFOs

A recent study looked closely at muscle activation and AFOs (ankle foot orthotics). Read how it affected muscle activation in the lower leg.

A recent study looked closely at muscle activation and AFOs (ankle foot orthotics). The researchers explored how AFOs affect muscle activity during walking in the lower leg and ankle. Pediatric physical therapists frequently work on gait training with children who have cerebral palsy and use orthotics. The results of the study may be helpful in […]

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Breathing Activities for Kids for Self Regulation

These breathing activities for kids offer easy-to-practice activities for building basic self-regulation in students.

​These breathing activities for kids offer easy-to-practice activities for building basic self-regulation in the body of youngsters and in your classroom or at home. When you connect children to an awareness of how they are breathing and give ways they can change and manage their breath themselves, you give them a life-long tool for healthy self-regulation. […]

Executive Functioning IEP Goals

For special education students, it may be necessary to create executive functioning IEP goals. Read the examples in the post.

Executive functioning is a set of mental processes that help you gain control over your actions so you can achieve your goals. Executive function skills allow us to plan and organize our daily activities, time, and behaviors as well as change or shift between tasks. Executive functioning abilities are sometimes referred to as executive skills, […]

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Free Winter Fine Motor PDF Activities

Need some FREE Winter fine motor PDF activities for kindergarten and older students? Download it for free from YourTherapySource.

Need some FREE Winter fine motor PDF activities for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and older students? Created by an Occupational Therapist, this Winter Fine Motor Activities Freebie packet is all set to go to practice prewriting, handwriting, and scissors skills. You can download it for free at the bottom of the post. It is from the complete Winter […]

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SMART Goals Examples for Students

Here are some SMART goals examples for students and a FREE printable template to use. You can download a SMART goal setting worksheet.

Have you or your students made SMART goals? SMART is a goal-setting acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound. SMART goals help us become more productive by providing guidelines on what to do and when to get it done. When your goals have these characteristics, you are much likelier to achieve them. […]

Daily Living Skills – Goals and Objectives

It is important to encourage goals and objectives for daily living skills in our students for independence with daily life tasks.

Why is important to encourage goals and objectives for daily living skills in our students? Without daily living skills, students are not able to do many things that are considered vital daily tasks for the ultimate goals of independent living. Some daily living skills include taking care of your school supplies, tidying up your desk, […]